Moistening-machine.



F; aomus/ MOISTENING MACH APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6; 1912.

Patented Sept. 15, 1914* F. 13. 00mm;

MOISTENIHG MAGHHE. APPLIOATIOH FILED JUNE 6, 1912.

Patented Sept. 15, 1914,

2 saszrs snnxr 2.

IROZIZZ??? F ET/6. 1'

"hurrah rieirenai enrich.

FRANK 1B. CGMINS, E SHARON, MASSACHUSETTS.

MOISTE'NING-IMACHINE.

1,1103%. spe ifi n cf Letters Patent Patented Sept. 15, 19M.

Application filed June 6, 1912. Serial No. 702.061.

To all whom it may concern: View of the moistening machine taken on Beit known that I, FRANK B. Cor-113's, line 33, 1, looking in thedirection inof Sharon, in the county of Norfolk and dicated by the arrowot'said line the par.- State of Massachusetts, have invented certiallylasted shoe upper being shown in posi- 60 5 tain new and usefulimprovements in tion. Fig, i represents a perspective ViewMoistening-Biachines, of which the followof the controlling lever bywhich the inlet iiig is a specification, reference being had to valveoi"- the air supply is operated. the accompanying drawings. forming partSimilar numbers of reference designate thereof. corresponding partsthroughout. 5 10 This invention has reference to iniprore- Vamp portionsof the shoe upper at the ments in machines for nioistening the undertoeusually comprise an outer layer a lining tip or vamp portions of shoeuppers and the of textile material, and reinforce or strengthlining andreinforce material thereof. clung layers of textile material located be-(Jne object oi the invention is to so contween said lining and saidouter layer, such 15 struct a moistening machine of thisnature Outerlayer being usually of leather or other that the inoistening spray maybe directet suitable material. In order to satisfactorily, to andconfined about the undertip or vamp last the shoe upper, it is essentialthatthese portion of the lasted or partially lasted shoe various layersof material be drawn tightly upper whereby the linings and reinforce andsmoothly over the toe portion of the last 2g material niay he dampenedto facilitate the and stretched to some extent. In order to stretchingof said portions of the shoe durfacilitate the st etching, the shoeupper has ing the subsequent lasting, pulling over or been placed on thelast and the raw under other processes. portions of said material havebeen drawn Another object of the invention is to so over the soleportion of the last and secured '30 35 construct a nioistening machineof this natacks. partially lasted shoe upture that the application ofmoisture to pers we then placed in steam chambers to tions of the shoein process of operation may which steam has been supplied to moisten befacilitated. the mate l forming the toe portions of the Another objectof the invention is so shoe. Ohgection has been raised to this 35 0construct a inoistening machine oi this naniethod of moist-ening saidportions of the ture that the placing of the partially lasted shoe upperas it is not possible to limit the shoe in position may eflect theoperation of application of moi ture to the particular the moisturedelivering .inechanisin. part of the shoe upper, and that the heat Otherobjects of the invention will appear or the steam apt to n ure theleathezgand 9o :5 from the following description. that the reduction intemperature of the The invention consists in the means for moisture whenthe article is removed from confining toe undertip or toe portion or athe steam chamber tends to eiiect the rapid lasted or partially lastedoe. means dryiiw oi the A U i b for controlling the application ofmoisture In car ing my invention into practice it ii; there-against. hasbeen my oogect to apply moisture to the The invention also consi ts inthe means partiail' shoe upper 1 501 about... the

for automatically control g the moisture tcnioerature f the atmosphereand to localdelivering mechanism. the application of said moisture tothose The im'ention also consists in such other portions only of thelining reinforce or up- 160 :5 novel features of construction andcoinhiiu ;er layer of the shoe vamp particularly untion of parts shallhereinafter he more dei' consideration. In its preferred form I fullydescribed and pointed out in me have herein shown the moisture applyingc-aiins. device in connection with a suitable Water i 'gurcl representsa view in elevation of taut; and it is to he understood that this 0 theinirrovell nioisicnuo' machine. .2 Water til-ill: represents 2111:; Wellknown represents 2: plan JlL'W one of the means for supplying moistureto an atomizer forsupporting the partially lasted sho u'o or othersuitable moisture delivering deper and for confining the tip or toeport- I whether he 1d moisture is delivered t .reohthe position ot'saicmer. or jet. a under a; han in ti 5 mac. dr er/lugs, represent" a sated.1g. represents a 2' I i if :he so ply pipeiitnrcugh ring machine.tomoisten 'ofua shoevamp'thepartiallylasted shoe A zissplacedin thetoezportion .B thereof-heing-locatcd in.

- tongue 17 ofthc deflcctor .16 and the frame ingsthegeneralshape;shown.in Fig. 2 and wa'rd'lyand outwardly extending members*orropening 1-8 is I l 7vanclthe wall ofthe frame 9 adjacent the 2 'ca10.

1 plied atomizer. being so positioned. and.

athe'uatu ral :flowuof said atomiped moisture will be through theslot-or opemn'g 18.

the atomizer 19 I-provide-the air supply ,pipe "20-hav1ng 'atomizers.

adapted to becloscdbytheair pressure passthe standards 23, 23 to "whichbear against the stems 22" valves 22st) that by pressing downward the Iplate 25 rod" thcvalvc 22 'val ve "ch amber.

:outer "layer,

'suliicicnt t0 depress which the inflow of water is controlled by l anyordinary and well known flcetoperated "valve, indicated as awhole by thenumeral: 1 7. The cover. Sis hinged to'thetank 5 and has one or moreopenings in-eachof which is mounted the'fore part of theframe 9havifurnished ut'liS-ffii'iiill'd end with-the. concave toereccptacle'lO. and at its sides up.-

11, ll-connect'ed by therod 12 and at its rear portions with "the upwardextending. arms 13, 13'c0nnected by thecross rod 14 and by the uppercross member 15. .Mounted inthe forward portion of frame 9- is, thedeflector plate'lG having a. 'ongue 1'? extending toward the cap 10 andof the general shape shown-in. :Fig. 2 whereby the ,slot v formedbetween said. tongue lnorderto facilitate the supply otair to as manybranches 21 as there are These pipes are furnished with valves 11522indicated in Fig. '3 which are in'g' through-their valve chambers.,Mounted onthevalve chamber-ofsaid valve 22 are which are .pivotallyconnected the. levers 24 bent upward at their forward ends and havingthe'plates 25. These levers 24' areengagcdtwith the rods 26 of the.

QWmay'eiiech the W l 0f When" it desired .to operiatethis moistentheundertoe-portion thc=machine as showninl ig. 3,

the receptacle 10'witlrthe raw edge C of-the lining and reinforce.materials cxtendiugsinto the-channel 18 between thelladjaccnt.to'theurcceptaclc 10. Tu suclrposition'theweight ofthe-shocand its lastis lever 24, by hearing against the plate 25, until the heelportion of the last or SOH'IO'IJOItlOD of the shoe upper is sustained bythcacross member 15. The

depression of 1cver2 operates rod 26 which;

, tongue,

. means adapted to having a slot through eflects the depression of valve22 against the air pressure the airfsup'plyfpi .65 or branches thechamber of valve'22 into ,andfthrough 21. The air then passes t roughmoisture ,from 1 he tank 5. andgthe atomize- .tion of said moisture sothat the spray jrom said atomizer. passes forward'againstthede, flectorplate .16 to the forwardportion of the slot 5181 to the raw frame 9 andthrough edges of said lining and reinforce ma rial of the shoe vamIwhereby such material located adjacent .the'toe'portion of the vamp ismoistened to any desired extent dependin upon the amount of moistureglelivere thereto .or' the duration of'the operation;

After aQsuitable-time has elapsed the partially lasted: shoe upper .withits lastji's'removed and theupwardmovement of lever Q L'ispermittedthereby under the'pressure of the air acting on valve 22.

tomizer 19 may beand preferably is pro vided with the valve '19 wherebythe .flowof air through the atomizer may be controlled.

,It is .tobennderstood that, under some conditions,- a water jet orsteam nozzle may be substituted for thefatoniizerWithoutfieparting fromthe spirit of thislinventionftihe 'main object of which is tosupply-moisture in some form .tothe .undertoe portion oi -the;

partially lasted shoe.

=Havingz'thus described my, nvention I claim as ncwand desire to secureby Letters .fPatent-- 1. A mmstemngmachme ofithenature descr bedcomprlsmg atomlzmgmean's, a spray receiving chamber. having areceptaclearranged to receive Ithetoe portionof a shoe, and means fordeflecting said spray toward the undertoe portion of av partially lastedshoe located iu-said receptacle.

2. A moistening machine of the nature describedcompr'ising an atomizer,means tior sustaining a partially lastedshoe adjacent tozsaid atomizerand means for. guidingthe atomized moisture to the toe portion o'f'sai'd ".Sl'lOG. against the-airl pressurc msa-id.

3. .A moistening machine the nature described COIIi pl flSlng a frame,"a 'deflector mounted onsaid frame andprfovidedwith a 'receptacleextending above said tongue and arranged to receive the portion ofapartiallylastedshoe, andmeans for dircctingmoisture towardsaidfdefiector.

4. .A moistemngmachine of thefnature de izer cooperating therewith, anda frame mounted adjacent said atomizer and having receivethe toeportionof said sustaining mi ans, which portions of the a. partially lastedshoe,

material of saidshoe may extend.

5. A moistening machine of the nature described comprising a waterchamber-having .an, opening in itstop, a. shoe supporting ,120 scribed.comprising a water supply, a'nfatommauntfi abws said epening and 11siving; receptacle amending abeve mid .rfiecisn temzzer meunted e2 salczenmg whereby we uniamfi d 0111011 chamber having a 78.17% am a Simsupper may wtand ihreug said 0pm.- nressx'aza sumly mne a Wat-ed leveradantms mica said chamber am atamlzer 13011111586 u 1 i J. 3 9 A a 5 ea-0 moved e Weighicf a partially n mid chamber for directing spray tawaraid spelling, and maans for comirelliig m upply of moisture is Sakiatomizer,

FRANK B. GOA MEE S,

ias'tad shoe, ami means operated $311M

